A flatbed comes loose from a semi truck and goes into the opposite lane of Route 19, where an oncoming car hits it on Tuesday morning in Lawrence County, police say.

A flatbed comes loose from a semi truck and goes into the opposite lane of Route 19, where an oncoming car hits it on Tuesday morning in Lawrence County, police say.

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Updated: 6:00 PM EDT Sep 27, 2016

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WEBVTT LORRAINE STATE PARK. SHELDON INGRAM IS TRYING TO FINANCED OUT WHY IT HAPPENED. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. REPORTER: THE DRIVER HAD TO BE RESCUED FROM HIS OWN CAR UNABLE TO GET OUT AFTER CRASHING INTO THE FLAT-BED TRUCK. BEFORE SUNRISE THIS MORNING THIS CAR SLAMMED INTO A FLAT-BED TRAILER, AFTER IT BROKE OFF FROM THE TRUCK HAULING IT. STATE POLICE SAY THE FLAT-BED AND TRUCK CAME APART AS THE DRIVER MADE A RIGHT TURN ONTO ROUTE 19 SOUTHBOUND, COMING OFF OF ROUTE 956. >> ONCE THE DRIVER REALIZED THAT HE LOST HIS TRAILER HE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BEFORE HE COULD EVEN GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE NORTHBOUND CAR IMPACTED THE TRAILER THAT WAS STOPPED. REPORTER: BASICALLY CRASHED INTO THE TRAILER. >> YES. REPORTER: POLICE SAY THE DRIVER OF THE CAR SAW THE TRAILER TOO LATE. THE EMERGENCY CREWS HAD TO TEAR OPEN THE CAR TO GET TO THE DRIVER. HE WAS TAKEN TO ST. ELIZABETH YOUNGSTOWN HOSPITAL . >> THE DRIVER WAS CONSCIOUS, SPEAKING SHORT WORDS. REPORTER: THE TRUCK IS REGISTERED TO MAYBERRY SUPPLY COMPANY IN NEW CASTLE LOCATED ABOUT ONE MILE FROM THE ACCIDENT ACCIDENT. PITTSBURGH ACTION NEWS 4 VISITED THE BUSINESS, THE OWNER EVENTUALLY SHOWED UP BUT CHOSE NOT TO GO ON CAMERA FOR ISSUE A STATEMENT. HOWEVER, THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S SAFETY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM SAYS MAYBERRY SUPPLY COMPANY WAS CITED IN JANUARY THIS YEAR FOR FAILING TO SECURE CARGO, AND NOW THE DRIVER WILL BE CITED FOR THIS ACCIDENT. >> OPERATOR ONE WILL BE CITED BUT THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES RIGHT NOW AS TO WHAT HE WILL BE CITED FOR. REPORTER: WHILE THE DRIVER WILL BE CITED THERE IS NO WORD ON THE CONDITION OF THE MAN PULLED FROM HIS CAR BUT HE IS EXPECTED TO BE OKAY.